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Laura S

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I use apps for time management, cooking, exercising, keeping up to date on what’s happening in the world, documenting life, meditation and even recording my gratitude every day. I review over 100 apps a day which makes me an expert at determining and identifying which apps will change your life!

I have over 25 years of hands-on experience including everything from creating Employee Handbooks for several semiconductor companies from scratch to writing detailed job descriptions for an executive recruiting company, to content curation and script-writing for a scrappy start-up. I’m even working on a children’s book. My biggest gift is my ability to work with and manage the amazing writing team at AppGrooves.

My previous work includes script writing for a “Weird News” startup that focused on delivering the weirdest news we could find delivered by actors playing out the script.

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After combing through 594 driving games, our top pick for beginners and experts is Driving School 2017. With the ability to get a driver's license for your car, bus, and truck, you can try out your skills as more than just a car driver. Driving Academy is our runner-up because it has many night driving practice modes, so you can get lots of practice and conquer your fear of driving at night!

After searching through 250 audio apps, we've come to the conclusion that our Android pick for the best music player apps for podcasts is Pi Music Player because it allows you to create your very own ringtone! Our iOS pick, Evermusic, keeps you bopping along to your favorite songs while you edit song files to add a personalized touch to your library. Our runner-up for Android is Rocket Music Player, which allows you to pick a visual theme to match your every mood. And, finally, our runner-up for iOS is MUSIC.WITH.ME, chosen because it lets you play your music straight from the cloud!

After combing through 250 music player apps, we've determined that our Android pick for the best music player app with lyrics is Music Player Pro. Add your favorite songs to a queue so you can listen to them back-to-back without ever having to press play. Our iOS pick is Musicloud because it has visual effects that match with whatever music you're listening to at the moment for a more immersive visual and auditory experience. jetAudio HD Music Player is our runner-up with dozens of sound effect tools for you to enhance the sound quality of your music as you listen.&nbsp;

We examined 250 apps for learning calculus to find the best ones with a formula reference guide. Our top pick for Android is Calculus Reference since it has everything from the most basic calculus formulas to Calculus 2 level formulas, so you will easily solve any calculus problem. Our top pick for iOS is Math Formulas (Oddrobo) as you will easily learn calculus with examples for every formula. Our runner-up is Math Formulas (iExamonline), as it has thousands of math equations, so you won't need to look anywhere else when you want to quickly reference a calculus formula.

After scouring through 250 calculus apps, we've determined that our pick for the best app for learning calculus with lessons is Khan Academy. There are more than 10,000 videos to teach you all of the most pressing concepts in calculus and a variety of other subjects in short, easy to understand lessons. Coursera is our runner-up with more than 2,000 unique courses on a wide variety of subjects, including calculus for both new and experienced learners who want to perfect their knowledge of the subject.&nbsp;

We searched through 448 apps to find you the best horror adventure escape games that will scare your socks off! We chose Granny as our pick because you have escape from your granny who never wants you to leave. Eyes is our runner-up because you can choose what monsters you want to haunt you or you can make up your own for a personalized game experience! Evil Nun is also great because you get to escape from a school that is being monitored by a scary evil nun. Horror Escape is another great choice because it makes you feel like you're escaping from a real haunted mental asylum!&nbsp;

We've analyzed more than 250 calculus learning apps to bring you the best calculus learning app with a graphing calculator: Desmos Graphing Calculator! Use easy-to-manipulate sliders to adjust graph values for the most accurate result possible. Our runner-up choice, Free Graphing Calculator 2, brings you all the benefits of a traditional calculus calculator with formula definitions included so you always know exactly what you are computing.&nbsp;

We scoured 250 calculus apps to determine our pick for the best apps for learning calculus with step-by-step solutions: Photomath. Not sure how to solve a problem? See animated instructions that will walk you through the answer for a stress-free way to learn. Our runner-up, Mathway, demonstrates multiple solutions to the same problem, so you have a more diverse understanding of how a solution can be reached. Socratic is also great as it allows you to study more than just math for a thorough, all-encompassing study tool.&nbsp;

After filtering through 1,069 photo editing apps, our top pick for removing objects from photos is Snapseed. By increasing the canvas size you can create large artwork masterpieces from a single photo. Adobe Photoshop Express is our runner-up as you can add personalized watermarks to your photos to easily identify them and market your work.

We searched through more than 1,060 photo editing apps to determine our pick for the best photo editing app with a photo sharing community, VSCO. Don't just share your favorite pictures, edit your favorite videos too so you can make all of your memories last. Photo Lab Picture Editor is our Android runner-up for its library of more than 800 photo effects for you to choose from. Finally, Filterra is our runner-up for iOS because it allows you to quickly compare photo filters to find the one that's just right for you!